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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 7, 2025

789 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $274.62/cwt +26.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,221/hd at 809 lb · 140 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $283.40/cwt +13.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,188/hd at 772 lb · 67 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $319.14/cwt +13.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,310/hd at 724 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 789 741 377
Feeder cattle 759 704 324
Slaughter cattle 28 32 52
Replacement cattle 2 5 1

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 fancy 268 3 500.00 $500.00 $1,340 —
335 335 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,407 —
339 fancy 339 5 452.50 $452.50 $1,534 +32.50
365–385 371 4 400.00–422.50 $415.73 $1,542 +12.55
385 fancy 385 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,656 -6.00
400 400 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,580 -3.00
415–435 fancy 425 2 415.00–417.50 $416.28 $1,769 —
462 fancy 462 14 435.50 $435.50 $2,012 —
450–490 483 11 377.00–390.00 $387.98 $1,874 -7.03
515 value added 515 2 378.00 $378.00 $1,947 +3.05
500–542 530 10 347.00–362.00 $355.59 $1,885 -5.48
551–590 563 23 341.00–362.50 $357.06 $2,010 -4.95
591 value added 591 6 368.00 $368.00 $2,175 —
607–628 value added 625 18 337.00–340.00 $339.62 $2,123 -13.38
616–649 636 12 310.00–331.00 $315.43 $2,006 -18.05
670–685 678 5 310.00–332.50 $324.05 $2,197 -8.87
705–730 value added 720 3 321.00–325.00 $323.65 $2,330 +17.48
710–745 724 44 300.00–319.50 $318.83 $2,308 +18.83
750–785 779 15 295.00–315.00 $296.88 $2,313 +22.88
807–838 834 15 273.00–276.50 $276.05 $2,302 +18.05
980 980 1 242.00 $242.00 $2,372 +2.00
1085 1085 1 233.00 $233.00 $2,528 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 378 2 370.00–380.00 $375.10 $1,418 +2.60
435 435 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,490 -22.50
485–492 489 6 330.00–362.50 $345.43 $1,689 —
506 506 3 331.00 $331.00 $1,675 -11.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 289.00 $289.00 $1,792 —
695 695 2 287.00 $287.00 $1,995 —
765 765 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,928 —
845 845 1 241.00 $241.00 $2,036 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–247 fancy 243 5 500.00–527.50 $516.31 $1,255 +41.31
303–310 fancy 306 7 425.00–455.00 $440.21 $1,347 +18.94
310–320 313 3 400.00–405.00 $401.70 $1,257 +2.48
355–380 374 7 400.00–420.00 $409.21 $1,530 +14.28
400–440 fancy 424 14 370.00–400.00 $384.62 $1,631 +3.01
400–445 426 7 340.00–367.50 $353.29 $1,505 -13.56
460–470 fancy 466 16 367.00–370.00 $367.59 $1,713 —
452–498 482 26 340.00–362.00 $352.23 $1,698 -0.91
510–541 533 13 315.00–335.00 $329.67 $1,757 +0.23
515–536 value added 534 15 340.00–342.50 $340.46 $1,818 +3.14
560–595 575 7 320.00–322.50 $320.50 $1,843 -7.33
600–604 value added 603 11 310.00–315.00 $311.36 $1,878 -2.76
620–647 635 4 295.00–299.00 $296.49 $1,883 -8.08
655–680 671 26 283.00–305.00 $292.75 $1,964 +15.75
716 716 7 272.75 $272.75 $1,953 +20.25
733 value added 733 16 286.75 $286.75 $2,102 +10.75
770 770 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,002 —
772 value added 772 66 283.75 $283.75 $2,191 +13.75
808–810 808 11 221.00–249.00 $246.45 $1,991 -1.55
801–817 value added 809 129 274.95–279.10 $277.02 $2,241 —
1015–1040 1028 2 192.00–199.00 $195.54 $2,010 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 372.50 $372.50 $1,266 —
355 355 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,296 —
405–445 434 5 300.00–333.00 $318.24 $1,381 -19.26
450–490 471 9 312.50–337.00 $329.05 $1,550 -5.24
725 725 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,776 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 2 327.50–337.50 $332.43 $1,263 -22.57
490 490 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,372 -34.45
555–570 561 4 255.00–295.00 $278.80 $1,564 —
615 615 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,522 +15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 417.50 $417.50 $1,420 +30.00
340–345 fancy 343 4 442.50–450.00 $446.28 $1,531 +31.28
375 375 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,500 +1.22
410–425 fancy 415 3 405.00–420.00 $414.88 $1,722 +6.63
405–445 430 7 372.50–400.00 $389.75 $1,676 +11.06
460–469 fancy 468 6 420.00 $420.00 $1,966 +17.50
460–480 473 4 360.00–397.50 $369.13 $1,746 -9.66
505–547 530 10 330.00–353.00 $348.87 $1,849 -3.44
550–580 558 8 330.00–349.00 $344.06 $1,920 +1.42
618–635 621 8 296.00–319.00 $315.94 $1,962 +4.81
600–638 fancy 629 4 322.50–331.00 $328.97 $2,069 —
656 fancy 656 7 324.00 $324.00 $2,125 —
665–685 675 2 295.00–310.00 $302.39 $2,041 +2.81
705–730 720 3 276.00–297.00 $284.40 $2,048 —
785 785 1 277.00 $277.00 $2,174 -4.39
805–825 813 3 218.00–231.00 $222.98 $1,813 —
883 883 3 232.00 $232.00 $2,049 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 352.50 $352.50 $1,357 —
465–498 488 9 330.00–351.00 $344.57 $1,682 -19.72
555 555 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,693 —
630–631 631 4 293.00–300.00 $294.75 $1,860 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615–645 630 2 270.00–281.00 $275.63 $1,736 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1435 1271 80-85% 5 144.00–148.00 $146.15 $1,858 —
1115–1625 1332 80-85% 11 151.00–165.00 $157.77 $2,101 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 85-90% 1 96.00 $96.00 $619 —
965 965 85-90% 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,312 +48.28
1035 1035 85-90% 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,201 —
915–1175 1055 85-90% 4 126.00–132.00 $128.79 $1,359 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1900 1643 3 159.00–179.00 $167.32 $2,749 —
1760 1760 1 185.00 $185.00 $3,256 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.